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An Ugly Prospect
Mining claims encroaching on Western population centers |
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12 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:50 PM on 12 Mar 2008 Mining claims on federal land in the West are coming increasingly close to urban areas, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group. Thanks to a spike in the value of many minerals -- and antiquated U.S. mining law, which is highly prospector-friendly -- there are now 51,600 hardrock claims within five miles of Western population centers, nearly double the count in 2003. ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, mining, news, placemaking, public lands (all these topics) |
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Like Spite on Rice
Scientist with concerns about chemical removed from EPA panel |
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29 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:52 PM on 29 Feb 2008 An award-winning toxicologist was removed from a U.S. EPA panel reviewing the potential health dangers of deca, a flame retardant widely used in electronics, after the American Chemistry Council claimed she was biased. Deborah Rice had testified for the Maine legislature in support of a state ban on deca; EPA officials cited "the perception of a potential conflict of interest&q ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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They Put the 'Dies' In 'Subsidies'
Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' traced back to farm subsidies |
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17 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| They Put the "Dies" In "Subsidies" Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" traced back to farm subsidies You know that massive "dead zone" that shows up every year in the Gulf of Mexico? The oxygen-starved, life-free patch of water about the size of, oh, Connecticut? That's your tax dollars at work. The zone ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Working Group, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Midwest, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Asbestos Times, the Worst of Times
U.S. Faces Coming Asbestos Health Crisis, Group Says |
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04 Mar 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Asbestos Times, the Worst of Times U.S. Faces Coming Asbestos Health Crisis, Group Says Despite the common public perception that asbestos went out with bell bottoms and disco, the fact is that asbestos -- like, uh, bell bottoms and disco -- is still with us. In fact, claims a report released today by the Environmental Working Group, we are poised to enter an asbestos-related public-health crisis: An estimated 1 ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Finding Memo
Industry Poised to Clash with California Over Chemical Testing |
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21 Nov 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Finding Memo Industry Poised to Clash with California Over Chemical Testing California, ever on the cutting edge of environmental policy, is considering following the lead of the European Union by requiring more safety testing of chemicals -- a move the chemical industry doesn't plan to take lying down. According to a memo from the American Chemical Council leaked to the Environment ... |
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| Topics: California, Environmental Working Group, European Union, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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How 'bout Them Apples?
Apples Rank as Produce Most Contaminated by Pesticides |
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21 Oct 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| How 'bout Them Apples? Apples Rank as Produce Most Contaminated by Pesticides Apples, bell peppers, celery, and cherries rank as the produce most contaminated by pesticide residues in the U.S., says the Environmental Working Group in a new report. Using data from lab tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture, EWG compared contamination of 46 fruits and vegetables and came ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, toxics (all these topics) |
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Lettuce Study This More
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28 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Lettuce Study This More A toxic chemical used in rocket fuel was found in four of 22 winter lettuce samples purchased at Northern California grocery stores, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group. The lettuce contaminated with perchlorate, a hormone disrupter, was traced to farms in Southern California and Arizona tha ... |
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| Topics: Arizona, Barbara Boxer, California, Colorado River, Environmental Working Group, Harry Reid, toxics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Have a Heart
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12 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: education, Environmental Working Group, food and agriculture, green living, toxics (all these topics) |
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Information Underload
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05 Apr 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Information Underload So much for the information age: Some U.S. lawmakers are trying to limit access to data on the federal government's farm subsidy program. Last fall, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group touched off a political firestorm by posting on the Internet a database of farm subsidy recipients from 1996 to 2000. Information on the site was used by sena ... |
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| Topics: Department of Agriculture, Environmental Working Group, food and agriculture, politics (all these topics) |
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Magic Carpet Riders
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Ben White |
04 Aug 1999 |
Muckraker |
| Despite a stern tongue lashing from the New York Times editorial page on Monday, the Senate version of the Interior appropriations bill continues to provide a comfy roosting spot for a handful of anti-environmental riders. Some of the offending items got sliced off when the Senate reinstated Rule 16, the sensible old regulation requiring that senators refrain from attaching non-germane legislative items to must-pass spending bills. (Perish the thou ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, Muckraker, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Absolut Advertising
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Ben White |
28 Jul 1999 |
Muckraker |
| If you are like us (and we bet you are) you were sipping your coffee and peacefully perusing your New York Times Tuesday morning when POW! you were smacked upside the head by a clever full-page ad from the Environmental Working Group previewing its release of a study on the effects of the herbicide atrazine. The ad, mimicking the long-running Absolut Vodka campaign, pictures a baby bottle with an atrazine-warning label. The caption reads, "Absolu ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Environmental Working Group, health, Muckraker, national forests, politics, toxics, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics) |
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